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Eric N. Brook is a Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, and International Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley with more than 30 years of experience serving high-net-worth individuals and families in South Florida and Brazil. He holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® designation from the Investments & Wealth Institute, in collaboration with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a Bachelor’s degree from Boston University.

Eric began his career in banking at Citibank International in New York and later in Miami, before joining American Express’s International Private Bank. He served as the country representative in São Paulo and later as Brazil Market Manager upon returning to Miami. In 2007, he transitioned to a Financial Advisor role with UBS International, and in 2016 he moved his practice to Morgan Stanley, where he found the right platform to serve his clients.

Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, Eric offers a deep understanding of American and Brazilian cultures, which allows him to craft tailored investment, estate planning, and tax strategies. Leveraging Morgan Stanley’s intellectual capital and research, he focuses on disciplined, strategic asset allocation to help clients navigate market cycles while avoiding the pitfalls of market timing.

Eric is committed to building generational trust and maintaining lasting client relationships. Based in Miami, he spends his free time with his son, daughter, granddaughter, and fiancée. A passionate outdoorsman, Eric is also a part-owner of his family’s cattle ranch in Brazil, a legacy since 1936, where he remains closely connected to his roots and enjoys horseback riding, cattle work, and time in nature.
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Step 1: Discovery Process
Investing the time to learn about you and your family; your assets and liabilities and the risk exposures, enables us to formulate strategies and customize the relationship to your needs.
Step 2: Formulation of Tax, Trust and Estate Strategy
Working with your tax and legal advisors, we help analyze your income and estate tax circumstances to identify and tailor planning techniques that may be used to address your objectives.
Step 3: Creation of Customized Strategic Asset Allocation
Your customized asset allocation reflects risk, opportunities and taxation across multiple entities, while integrating your investing and estate plans.
Step 4: Integration of Tactical Asset Allocation
Short-term adjustments seek to capitalize on temporary market distortions. Before making adjustments, we analyze the impact of taxes and trading costs on potential returns.
Step 5: Implementation of a Customized Wealth Strategy
After comprehensive due diligence and analysis of expected results across multiple market scenarios, strategies are chosen from our expansive investment platform.
Step 6: Ongoing Assessment
In coordination with your other advisors, we can conduct ongoing reviews and comprehensive reporting to ensure that your strategy adapts to changing financial and family needs.

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We are here to help you navigate the current market environment and what it means for portfolios. These are some resources meant to transform complex financial analysis and research into concise and easily digestible content. The links below offer insight into the modern market and economic landscape.
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    Investment Research
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    Thoughts On The Market Podcast
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Exclusive Tools Designed Just for You

We provide access to a comprehensive suite of tools to help enhance virtually every aspect of your financial life. Below are a few of the technologies we utilize every day. These tools have been designed exclusively for Morgan Stanley clients. We have also curated important resources from our firm that transform complex financial analysis and research into concise and easily digestible content.
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    Morgan Stanley Online
    Morgan Stanley Online allows you to seamlessly and securely manage your investments and everyday finances in one place.
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    Goals-Based Planning
    Our goals-based planning system (GPS) is built on intellectual capital and capabilities to provide our clients with a comprehensive solution for their unique goals. GPS is an intuitive and efficient platform to ensure clients will have a successful financial plan.
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    Financial Planning
    Morgan Stanley Financial Planning can show you a single, comprehensive snapshot of your finances. We can help you create a wealth plan that’s adaptable to the different stages of your life using our award winning tools- Goals Planning System (GPS) and LifeView.
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    Alternative Investments
    Our leading alternatives platform offers 200+ third-party and proprietary funds, including first look and exclusive opportunities, that may help qualified investors enhance returns, reduce volatility, manage taxes and generate income—while maintaining a goals-based approach for asset allocation.
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    Global Investment Office
    The Morgan Stanley Global Investment Office provides you with world-class thought leadership timely market commentary, and portfolio ideas to help guide your investment decisions.
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    Total Wealth View
    Total Wealth View allows you to link information from your accounts at other financial institutions directly to your Morgan Stanley Online or Morgan Stanley Mobile App. The ability to view all of your assets together provides the opportunity to advise on your accounts with your entire financial picture in mind.
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Resources For You

Morgan Stanley International Wealth Management (IWM), a dedicated division within Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, focuses on the unique financial needs of clients who live outside the United States. As part of a global financial legacy that dates back over 150 years, Morgan Stanley has emerged as a truly global institution with the scale, scope and commitment to serve the international investor.

To better serve you, our clients and prospects, we have created a Portuguese resource. Explore our capabilities by accessing Morgan Stanley resources.
IWM Overview Brochure: Portuguese
IWM Capabilities Brochure in Portuguese. This brochure covers the different capabilities and resources available to International Wealth Management Clients.
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IWM Pitchbook - Portuguese
IWM Pitchbook in Portuguese. The pitchbook covers our capabilities and resources.
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IWM Overview Factsheet in Portuguese
Morgan Stanley International Wealth Management, a specialized area within Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, focuses on the unique financial needs of clients who live outside the United States.
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200 S Biscayne Blvd
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Miami, FL 33131
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Direct:
(305) 533-0211(305) 533-0211
Toll-Free:
(800) 891-3831(800) 891-3831
Fax:
(305) 403-9003(305) 403-9003

Meet My Team

About Monica Americano

Monica Americano is a Portfolio Associate at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, where she has been supporting her International Client Advisor since 2017. In her role, she helps manage client portfolios, prepares detailed performance reports, conducts investment research, and participates in client meetings to ensure a seamless and personalized client experience. She also contributes to the team’s marketing and business development initiatives, providing feedback on firm tools and platforms to enhance service delivery.

Monica’s career spans more than two decades in client service, sales, and financial management. Before joining Morgan Stanley, she was a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo, building strong community relationships and advising clients on tailored financial solutions. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at BR-111 Exotic Hardwood Flooring as Distribution Channel Manager and Customer Care Director, and at AT&T Latin America as Customer Care and Operations Manager, where she developed regional procedures and customer loyalty programs across multiple countries.

Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, Monica brings a global perspective to client service and relationship management. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Ashford University and an Executive Certificate in Project Management from Florida Atlantic University. She also holds her Series 6, 7, 63, and 66 licenses, as well as a Florida Insurance License.

Based in Miami, Florida, Monica is recognized for her professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to client care. Outside of work, she finds balance through reading, meditation, and her love of music, while treasuring time with her family—especially her daughter and mother.

About Eric B. Brook

Eric B. Brook is a Financial Advisor Associate at Morgan Stanley, participating in the firm’s competitive Financial Advisor Associate (FAA) Program—a multi-year track designed to develop expertise in wealth management, portfolio construction, and client relationship management. Early in his career, Eric brings hands-on experience from internships in both Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management and International Wealth Management divisions, where he assisted in market research, portfolio analysis, and customized investment strategies for high-net-worth individuals and families.

Eric graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Certificate in Sport Management. He also studied abroad in Madrid, Spain, through the UF in Madrid Spanish Language and Culture Program.

Fluent in Portuguese and proficient in Spanish, Eric offers an international perspective that helps connect with clients in both South Florida and Brazil. His focus is on building trust, learning from seasoned advisors, and helping deliver tailored, risk-conscious strategies that reflect each client’s goals.

Based in Miami, Eric is an avid athlete who enjoys basketball, golf, tennis, and regular strength training. He played competitive tennis for over 10 years and currently competes in a local men’s basketball league, staying active and engaged in sports. Through his athletic background and connections in the Miami sports community, Eric has built a network of professional and collegiate athletes, giving him a unique perspective on the financial needs of those in the sports world. He values staying active, traveling, and connecting with people from diverse backgrounds.

The Power of Partnerships

By partnering with experienced individuals across wealth disciplines, Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors can align specialized resources with your custom needs and deliver strategic guidance through the familiarity and trust of existing relationships

About Jorge Wall

Jorge Wall is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Florida.

Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Jorge began his career in financial services in 1999, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2015 as a Private Banker. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Private Banker at Merrill Lynch. He also served in numerous roles within Wealth Management and International Lending at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Additionally, Jorge spent three years in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Jorge is a graduate of Florida International University, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration. He is also a graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, where he received his Master’s of Business Administration in International Management. He is fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese and he currently resides in Miami, FL. Outside of the office, Jorge enjoys skiing, kitesurfing and running.
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About Leticia Teixeira

Leticia Teixeira, CFP®, CEPA® is a Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in Southeast Florida. She is responsible for helping Financial Advisors with their clients' and prospects' financial planning needs.

Leticia began her career in financial services in 2011 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2020. Prior to her current position, she worked at multiple Financial Services firms in Florida including RBC, Itaú and UBS.

Leticia graduated from Florida International University with a B.A. in Psychology and obtained an MBA in Organizational Management from Carlos Albizu University. She holds her Certified Financial Planner® and Certified Exit Planning Advisor® designations.

Outside of work, Leticia enjoys practicing her photography skills, family trips and volunteering at school activities. Leticia is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil and she is fluent in English and Portuguese, and conversational in Spanish. She currently lives in Broward, FL with her husband and 2 children.

About Mark Jansen

Mark Jansen is a Family Office Resources Generalist for Morgan Stanley’s Family Office Resources, covering the Southeast Region. In this capacity, Mark provides specialized expertise to Financial Advisors and their UHNW clients across a broad range of family wealth management issues including; family governance and wealth education, strategic estate and financial planning, philanthropy management and lifestyle advisory. Mark has over 30 years of experience advising wealthy families, business owners, and their children.

Most recently, Mark worked with New York Life in their Advanced Planning Group working with agents and their UHNW clients advising them on estate and legacy planning, business buy sell planning, and succession planning. Prior to New York Life, Mark held similar Advanced Planning Consulting roles in several National financial organizations. He originally started his career in the financial services industry in the tax department of the public accounting firm Grant Thornton. He is known for taking complex ideas and making them easy to understand. Frequently speaking to groups and individuals on estate and business planning, he brings a conversational style that helps to clarify the complex nature of these topics.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John’s University in Collegeville MN, received his JD degree Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota and his CPA license while working at Grant Thornton. He holds a Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses. He currently lives in Richmond Virginia with his wife and occasionally one of their 6 children.
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Rational Investing in an Age of Uncertainty

When it comes to investing, even the most savvy of us fall prey to bias and emotional trades. So what triggers should you watch for?
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